1991 (#3) - Carl's disappearance, Paul's search and Mary's despair

Putting aside the dramatic and tumultuous events caused by Adrian and Cassandra, there is no peace for the Williams family. The serenity they've finally found is in fact shattered suddenly and without warning, when Carl doesn't return from an ordinary shift in the police force. The first to worry is obviously Mary, who immediately warns her son that his father has not returned for dinner; initially convinced that his father is involved in a job under protection and secrecy, Paul tries to get in touch with the senior police officers of Genoa City to get hold of reassuring information. However, Paul is baffled when they deny that Carl is engaged in classified investigations. Mary, always a very apprehensive woman, immediately fears the worst and despairs, continually turning her prayers to God that she may see her husband again. On the other hand, a frustrated Paul continues to beat any trail that might connect him to his father, to no avail. As the days go by, Mary is surrounded by the affection of all her loved ones and friends, who cling to her in grief and in the hope of seeing Carl again. Even Patty and Steven return for a short time to Genoa City to support their mother and give her comfort; and in this sense, Mary is happy to be able to re-embrace after so many years her other son, Father Todd, who has returned from his missions around the world to pray with his mother. In spite of all this, however, there is no more news of Carl and with the passing of the months the hope of seeing him alive again fades.

1990 (#3) - The plot against Cassandra, Paul's intervention and Adrian's arrest

Terrified by visions of Paul whom she believes to be dead, and wracked with guilt, Cassandra returns to Genoa City, despite Adrian's opposition and the irrepressible passion they are demonstrating on this trip. However, unlike what Carl and Victor had predicted, Cassandra makes no confession; and through tears, after discovering that Paul is actually alive, she reveals that she did not kill George. Cassandra, moved, assures that she is not a murderer and begs Paul to believe her. Although Carl and Victor are skeptical about it, Paul decides to believe the woman, assuming that it was Adrian himself who did it, although Cassandra is also certain of Adrian's innocence. Adrian, meanwhile, realizing that Cassandra has abandoned him, decides to leave Bermuda and return to the United States, this time to complete the work and kill Cassandra. Upon Adrian's arrival, Cassandra, unaware that Paul is following her to monitor Adrian's movements, asks the man's forgiveness for leaving him alone. This, of course, is no longer enough for the man, who is also convinced that the woman is now collaborating with the police; he decides to devise a plan to kill his wife and come out clean in order to inherit all the Rawlins' possessions. Showing concern and affection, Adrian promises to protect Cassandra and stay close to her even if she is convicted. Adrian's manipulations convince Cassandra to entrust him with her possessions in case she is arrested; having obtained her signature, Adrian can start his diabolical plan to kill her and make it look like a suicide. Drugged and tied to a chair, Cassandra is left unconscious with a gun in front of her that is connected to a mechanism programmed to trigger the gun when the ice that prevents the weapon from being activated has melted. When a terrified Cassandra wakes up and realizes the situation, Adrian has already fled in search of a solid alibi; however, fortunately for her, Paul had followed her and promptly intervenes along with Victor, who replaces Cassandra with a dummy staging the woman's death to make Adrian believe that his plan worked. All of this, of course, in order to make sure that a satisfied Adrian does not flee and brag about the success of his plan to an alleged thug, who is none other than Carl. Having thus recorded the man's confession, Paul immediately goes into action and arrests the man, stunned to see Cassandra alive in front of him, for George's murder. Not much time passes, finally, that a shaken Cassandra asks and obtains a divorce from Adrian.

1989 (#31) - The escape to Bermuda with Adrian and the ghosts of Cassandra

Immediately after her marriage to Cassandra, Adrian still does not feel safe in the city and, with the excuse of her honeymoon, immediately leaves the country to escape to Bermuda, from where she does not intend to return. Paul, seeing Carl and Mary desperate to believe him dead, decides to reveal the truth to them, very happy to be able to embrace their son again. Paul also explains to them Victor's role in helping him and the whole thing, including the news about Adrian's identity, including his marriage to Cassandra and his escape to Bermuda. Carl and Paul, then, convinced that the only way to get the truth out is a full confession from Cassandra herself, decide to follow the couple to Bermuda to convince them to turn themselves in. Here Paul, strengthened by the fact that Cassandra thinks he is dead, takes advantage of the situation to show himself to the woman under the guise of a ghost. Cassandra, in seeing what she believes Paul's spirit is raging against her, begins to think she is haunted, ending up being terrified and frightened by her visions to the point of seriously considering the idea of revealing the man's innocence, although Adrian of course does not agree and minimizes the whole thing by urging Cassandra to relax and enjoy their lives.

1989 (#26) - Paul's fake suicide and the civil marriage between Adrian and Cassandra

In a desperate attempt to exonerate himself, Paul devises a plan with Victor, suggesting that he fake his own death. The two then drop Paul's car off a cliff and set it on fire. When rescue arrived, the car was completely burned to ashes, and the authorities, unable to find the body, dismissed the case as suicide and found the man unaccounted for. The court, considering Paul's suicide as an admission of guilt, closed the case despite the protests of a desperate Carl. The latter in the meantime, kept in the dark by Paul and Victor's plan to prevent it from being discovered, tries in vain to convince the officials to reopen the case, citing as possible evidence of Cassandra's bad faith a series of photos where the woman is wearing earrings that she had previously reported missing for theft the night of the murder. Paul, finally free to investigate and collect evidence against Cassandra and Adrian undercover, searches with Victor for evidence that could connect Adrian with George's death; however, any attempt to connect the man with the crime scene seems useless. Adrian himself, meanwhile, convinces Cassandra to marry him; it turns out that the two have always agreed to take advantage of George's plan to blame Paul and eliminate any possible trace of the murder for hire entrusted to Adrian, thus free to go out and live with his mistress, Cassandra. At the end of a hasty ceremony held in civil form at the City of Genoa City in front of Mayor Donald James, Adrian and Cassandra celebrate their union, now convinced that they have got away with it to the detriment of an innocent Paul who, realizing that from the beginning he was nothing more than a pawn in the hands of the couple, promises to himself that he will get justice.

1989 (#18) - The clandestine flirt between Adrian and Cassandra, the arrest of Paul

Released on bail with Victor's help, Paul tries to understand and reason with his father Carl about what happened. Carl, to whom Paul guarantees his total innocence and extraneousness to the facts, firmly believes his son's version and, together, they realize that the man was framed. But what neither Carl nor Paul support, however, is that in all this time that Paul has been dating Cassandra, he has not been the only lover of the woman. Cassandra, in fact, also frequents a certain Adrian Hunter, a shady individual of Ukrainian origin that Victor, by chance, meets in the company of the woman, thus exposing their relationship. Convinced that somehow the two have plotted against Paul, Victor offers to help Paul and Carl, who in the meantime is forced to work unofficially on the case, having been taken away because of his personal involvement. Cassandra in the meantime informs a now suspicious Paul that it is better, for them, not to meet again to arouse suspicion; the meeting, in fact, was arranged by the woman to connect the man with the place where the murder weapon was found, left at the very spot where Paul waited for Cassandra. And so, when an anonymous call informs the police where to find the murder weapon, the fingerprints on it cause Paul to be entered in the register of suspects. Paul, thus, is arrested again, this time on charges of voluntary manslaughter. Paul proclaims his innocence once again, now realizing that he was framed by Cassandra herself who, during a visit to the prison, confides to the man his belief that the man would soon be found innocent. Convinced that he had to do something, Victor decides to seduce Cassandra to try to collect some evidence, but is unable to get any information from her, even though he realizes that the woman is still dating Adrian. The latter, meanwhile, incites Cassandra herself to leave the city with him, but the woman refuses, warning him that she wants to wait until the end of the trial and the conviction against Paul, so as not to arouse suspicion. Soon, Carl manages to track down Adrian and, looking at his phone records, to prove his connection with George, realizing that Adrian himself is probably the author of the murder, although there is no evidence to suggest Paul's innocence. Paul's position, meanwhile, becomes more complicated when during the trial, under oath before Judge Richard Hodges and the prosecution represented by Patrick Sullivan, Cassandra admits that there was a relationship between her and Paul: and it is at this moment that Carl, overcome with despair, begins to realize that nothing, at the moment, seems to be able to save Paul from a wrongful conviction.

1988 (#25) - The shock of Cassandra's confession and George's heart attack

More and more passionately and sentimentally involved with Paul, Cassandra begins to be sincerely in love with the man and, realizing she has to find a way out of this increasingly unsustainable situation, she becomes convinced of Paul's thesis of having to confess everything to George before he finds out on his own. On a cold autumn evening, Cassandra finally finds the courage to confess to George that she loves another man and, taking care not to reveal his identity, asks him for a divorce. The man, shocked by the woman's revelations that actually confirm what has always been his suspicions, without even being able to utter a word but a few whispers, falls to the ground suffering from a heart attack. Shocked by what happened, Cassandra immediately calls for help and, thanks also to Brittany's prompt intervention, George is transported to the hospital. Here, all of George's family and friends, including Paul himself, who wonders more and more insistently whether Cassandra may have had an impact on the man's heart attack. When cornered, the woman finally confesses to having actually told George the whole truth, but when she wakes up she shows, or pretends, that she no longer remembers anything. When the doctors warn Cassandra that her husband is particularly weak, the woman postpones the confession to a more suitable moment, deciding to wait for him to get well again. Paul is impressed by Cassandra's choice to put her husband's health first, a gesture that makes him realize that he cares very much about the woman. Despite the passage of weeks, however, George's condition does not seem to improve, and the doctors warn Cassandra and Paul that the man has only a few months to live, having found in him the symptoms of a terminal illness. The news causes a deep shock to the two of them, who decide not to say anything to George and to wait for his death to make their union official; despite, however, between the two continue the moments of strong intimacy.

1988 (#18) - George's impotence, the request to Paul and Brittany's suspicions

Some time after the famous dinner where Paul discovered Cassandra's identity, Paul himself does not expect George to ring his doorbell. Initially convinced that George has found out all about his relationship with Cassandra, before Paul can make a big mistake is George talking, saying he needs the help of the man who realizes that George has chosen him as a friend to vent his marital problems. A worried George confides to Paul that he suffers from impotence and is afraid that because of his problems Cassandra might betray him; in fact, George reveals to suspect that Cassandra sees a man younger than him, not noticing Paul's rather embarrassed expression. Sure at this point that George wants to entrust him with the task of verifying Cassandra's betrayals, George once again amazes Paul by asking him to have a child with his wife. The request puzzles Paul, but George justifies this proposal by saying that a pregnancy would certainly alienate any possible lover and bring him closer to his youngest wife. Paul, convinced that Cassandra wants everything less than a pregnancy, categorically rejects the man's proposal, not hiding a veil of concern about his situation. Brittany, meanwhile, begins to study Cassandra's behavior by going to feed the doubts of her uncle George, who however rejects the niece's thesis that Cassandra would have married him only for his money. The burden of bearing and holding his story with Cassandra, for Paul, becomes even harder when unexpectedly Mary and Carl tell Paul to accept and be happy for his relationship with Cassandra, considered to be a more suitable woman for him than Lauren. All this, of course, until Mary discovers that Cassandra is a married woman, a situation that is unacceptable to Mary and that increasingly convinces Paul to end his relationship with Cassandra, who, however, does not want to hear reasons and manages, with the weapon of seduction, to control every action of Paul.

1988 (#7) - Lynne's crush and Paul's infatuation with decorator Cassandra

Following her not-so-happy idea to publish nude photos of Paul, as it is easy to imagine, Amy is fired by Lauren and soon decides to leave town. However, when Amy returns for a short stay in the city, she does not fail to stop by and say goodbye to her old friend Paul. He is surprised to see the girl again, who after listening to his unfortunate experience with Lauren herself predicts that the man will soon find a new love, wondering if his new secretary, Lynne Bassett, might be the right woman for him. After all, Lynne soon becomes a fundamental friend and confidant of Paul's, but he does not realize that the girl inside him has feelings for him without having the courage to express them. Paul, on the other hand, has been very burned by the end of his relationship with Lauren and feels he still has to wait for the right moment to fall in love with a woman again. Paul, moreover, has no intention of going back to the past, rejecting the approach of an always sensual Lauren who, after receiving Brad's kiss off, does not fail to tempt him, vainly, several times. However, Paul's life changes radically when he meets the charming and attractive Cassandra Hall at an art exhibition, an interior decorator who cannot get out of his mind. Paul, therefore, does everything to see the woman, even taking an interest in an interior design course held by Cassandra herself, to whom he asks to remake his office. After a few months spent together, an uncontrollable passion arises between the two when Paul, with the excuse of asking the woman for help to renovate his apartment, they end up making love. Lauren does her best to attract Paul's attention, but he now has only eyes for Cassandra, with whom he admits he has fallen in love. So it's not long before Paul decides to propose to Cassandra to become his wife, which obviously leaves both Carl and especially Mary, worried that her son is moving too fast.

1987 (#20) - Mary's prayer group and the short story between Paul and Dana

Shaken by the news of Neil's death, the whole Williams family, led by Paul, decide to visit Joanna and Lauren to express their condolences. Paul has now got over his affair with Lauren and has decided to move on with his life, which Mary doesn't mind at all. The woman, in fact, is astonished by the fact that the girl has already forgotten her son and embarked on an affair with Brad, who is also a married man. This is a moment, perhaps the first, of great closeness between Paul and his parents, proud of Paul's choice to end his relationship with Lauren after the publication of his photos in that scandal magazine. Mary also introduces Paul to a beautiful girl named Dana Sparks, with the hope that she may one day become his son's wife. Dana attends the same prayer group as Mary, who finds her perfect and suitable for her son. Carl is obviously less inclined to push his son into Dana's hands, being convinced that influencing his children in their emotional choices is wrong. For once, however, Paul seems to follow his mother's advice, and starts dating the girl. The relationship, however, lasts very little and after some time Paul decides to stop dating, having realized that he has no intention of entering into a lasting relationship.

1987 (#14) - The scandal of Paul's photos and the end of Lauren's tormented affair

When the editor of the magazine, Susan Brown, calls Lauren to congratulate her on her victory, she is astonished, believing it to be a mistake. Amy, then, admits her responsibility and Lauren, sure that Paul would not agree at all with the choice to appear in such a newspaper, is convinced to refuse the prize. However, she changes her mind when Susan informs her that the prize is also $10,000, which convinces her to accept instinctively. Meanwhile, a very happy Paul informs his family and Lauren that Mayor Jim Cooper has decided to award him in a public ceremony for his fight against prostitution and pornography. It is at this moment, then, that Lauren realizes that Paul's reputation would be ridiculed if his photos were published; bitterly regretting having accepted the award, Lauren immediately contacts Susan to stop the magazine's press, but it is too late. Lauren's extreme attempt was to use the prize money to buy back all the copies of the magazine; but despite all Nathan and Amy's efforts, the photos spread, so much so that some girls complimented Paul's bold poses right in front of the official lunch with the mayor and two upset Paul and Mary. Completely angry and enraged, Paul decides to end the relationship despite Lauren's vain attempts to make peace and be forgiven. In the end, the two agreed that the best solution was to remain simply good friends.

1987 (#12) - Mary's pressure and Paul's wedding vows

Reconciled after the disturbing story of Shawn following the news of Lauren's abortion. The two, despite having been married in the past, have never talked about marriage or imminent marriage despite the fact that their respective families and parents, especially his mother, Mary, push for the two young people to take this step, finding it not unethical the decision of the two to live together without being married. Paul and Lauren, however, still feel unprepared and quite immature, despite their not very young age, for such a step; and both are guided by characters mainly free and independent. In the end, however, Neil and Joanna persuade the couple to get married. Particularly happy about the news is Amy, just back in town and hired as secretary at Fenmore, who decides to celebrate the news with a very special and spicy surprise towards the future couple. Passionate about the magazine "Contemporary woman", Amy decides without Lauren and Paul's knowledge to send nude photos of Paul, in poses that Lauren showed her in confidence, to get him to participate in the scandal magazine's erotic photo contest.

1986 (#32) - Sven's escape to Mexico and Jack's reintegration into the company

Back at the police station, Carl immediately draws up a report of what happened, which, in fact, raises all charges against Jack, who is therefore exonerated. In the meantime, the search continues for Sven, but he has already lost track of him, having boarded a direct flight to Mexico, where he finds salvation. Jill, although sorry for not having had the satisfaction of seeing her attacker with justice, thanks Jack for the beautiful gesture and the sacrifice made to maintain the dignity of the Abbott family. So does John, while admitting that he is not yet ready to forgive his son. Finally, Jack returns to the homeless shelter thanking Ellen for making him understand the important things and for making him appreciate life more. Ellen embraces the man who is happy that the truth has come out, a truth she never doubted. The two of them exchange one last kiss, even though they agree to end their relationship here, belonging to two worlds that are too distant and different. It is not long, as it happens, that John tries to take one more step towards Jack's forgiveness by deciding to reintegrate him into the company, even if he has a low qualification so that he can gain experience and gain the job he wants to do with his own hands. John's decision to take Jack back into the company was also supported by Ellen, who becomes a valuable confidant of John's. John is in fact fascinated by Ellen's work at the shelter of the poor and decides to help financially with the project, soon finding himself in a relationship with the woman.

1986 (#29) - Sven's plan and Jill's rescue with Jack and Carl's intervention

Meanwhile, Sven is the only one not happy about Jill's awakening. Afraid that Jill might remember her attacker, Sven decides he can't help but eliminate the woman altogether, who in the meantime begins to see her memories reemerging. When Jill is released and taken home to Michael, Sven decides it's time to take action. Meanwhile, Jack is incredulous when he receives the news that Jill has recognized him as the attacker, or at least doesn't exclude that it could have been him. Ellen thus consoles Jack, assuring him that she has complete faith in him and believes he's innocent. Just as she is in the shelter, meanwhile, Jack thinks and thinks back to the events of that night, and remembers that just before Gina left the hotel and was attacked, she was talking and drinking with a mysterious man, the same man she crossed paths with as he was leaving the hotel. After some research, Jack manages to contact Leonard, the hotel concierge, who tells him that he realized he had found the gun in a different place when he took it to help Gina: it had probably been used before by someone else. Jack then reconnects everything, sensing that Jill's attacker is the man he crossed paths with and that talking to Gina had revealed to him that he was a masseur. Jack, thus, understands that Jill is in great danger and decides to leave the shelter running to Jill and Michael to tell them the whole truth. Meanwhile, at Jill's house there is Sven himself, who convinces Jill to go to him for a private massage; the woman, from Sven's insistence, finally understands everything, including why Jack has voluntarily accused himself, and realizes that she is in great danger. Warned that Jack has violated his parole and left the shelter, Carl and Salena immediately set out to search for him. Both Carl and Jack arrive together at Jill's house, which they find strangely desolate but with the door left open. Entering the house in search of the woman, they find a troubled Sven ready to pack up and leave the country. Between Sven and Carl, a furious fight breaks out, which gives Sven the chance to escape. Jack, meanwhile, manages to find Jill and save her: Sven had tied her up and locked her in a cold room, where she would surely find death. Everyone's overjoyed to see Jill alive again.

1986 (#27) - Jack's probation and Ellen's experience with the homeless

Michael is thrilled when the doctors inform him that Jill is responding to treatment and that her life is no longer in danger; and when she wakes up, the woman sees her man caressing her face. Shortly thereafter, Carl arrives at the hospital to get information from the woman about who shot her. Jill describes the evening of the attack by telling all the details of the scene; however, she confesses that she does not remember who attacked her. When Carl informs her that Jack has been arrested and convicted, Jill cannot exclude that it was not the man, remembering that she saw him at the presentation with a very dark and grudging face. Taken to prison by Carl himself, Jack desperately proclaims his innocence, although no one seems to give him credit as the evidence against him is very clear. Jack and his lawyer Howard Morrison can't make his case in front of the cops, and spends his first night in jail. Here, Jack realizes he can't face a whole trial, since he's sure that sooner or later he'll get out and go public on his night of love with Jill. Determined not to make his father suffer even more and not to cause him a new pain like the one he would suffer because of the leak, Jack the next day rejects Gina's proposal, who intends to testify before Judge Walter Edmonson to exonerate the man, telling how he defended her by driving away her attackers with his own gun. Jack, on the other hand, surprisingly charges himself with the assault and is sentenced to five years on probation, as a reward for spontaneous confession. Jack, thus, is taken to prison and, during the day, begins to frequent the homeless shelter where he has been sent to serve daily. This experience proved to be of great influence on Jack, who began to appreciate the true values of life and to come into contact with the other side of society that he had never known before, that of poverty, hunger and misery. Jack also makes the acquaintance of two volunteers from the center, Ron Clarke and Marvin Hawkins, and especially Ellen Winters, the center's manager, who immediately shows great sympathy for Jack. Impressed by Jack's sweetheart as he takes care of an old lady at the center named Nellie Flint, Ellen soon begins to develop something for the man. A great harmony is born between the two, to the point that they exchange a fleeting kiss soaked in feelings.

1986 (#24) - Phillip Jr.'s blood donation and Jack's indictment

While Carl and Salena are busy investigating who shot Jill, she continues to struggle between life and death with Michael at her side praying for her. Informed by Dr. Joseph Lerner that Jill needs a blood donor as soon as possible, Katherine decides to bring Jill's son, Phillip Jr., back to Genoa City so he can stand by his mother and give blood. To the amazement of Katherine and Michael, however, the boy is very angry with his mother and quite upset, refusing to donate blood and confessing that he does not care about Jill, and whether or not she will survive. Katherine, certainly not Jill's best friend, convinces Phillip Jr. to do the right thing, but at the same time she is very worried about how little Phillip Jr. grew up, who has obviously suffered a lot from Jill's absence, who has always been much more committed to getting money and power by moving from one bed to another, rather than raising and educating her son. In any case, Carl's investigation to find the culprit continues and the policeman has four major suspects, all people who may have a grudge against Jill in some way. The first of these is John, who is still suffering from the recent divorce; Katherine, Jill's sworn enemy; and Jack, who believes that his life has been ruined by the woman; finally, some leads also lead to Christian Letiaff, the French chemist who worked for Jill for the Men's Line and who, evidently, hasn't paid yet. The turning point happens when the results of the analysis of the gun arrive, which clearly show Jack's fingerprints. He is thus charged with attempted murder and arrested, making John's incredulity towards his son, who he can no longer recognize or look at his face.

1986 (#20) - Jill's hospitalization in intensive care unit and the clues against Jack

Shortly after Sven puts the gun back, Jack willing to quickly forget this bad day comes out of his room and heads off. He notices, however, just outside the hotel, that some vagabonds are bothering Gina and so he asks the hotel concierge, Leonard, for help. With Leonard's gun, Jack runs after Gina's attackers and makes them leave before returning the gun to the owner. Michael, meanwhile, returns to his room and finds Jill lying on the floor in the shower in a pool of blood. He immediately alerts the ambulance, which takes Jill to the hospital, where she arrives in critical condition and is taken under observation in intensive care by Dr. Hank Steele. As Jill struggles between life and death, Michael informs the police of what happened and Carl, along with his assistant Salena Wylie, takes control of the investigation. After an argument with Michael about who might want to hurt Jill, suspicions all fall on Jack, who learns from Carl that the weapon used is a 38 caliber, the very one he used to drive away Gina's attackers. Scared that his fingerprints are on Leonard's gun, Jack runs to the hotel and takes the gun away, getting rid of it and throwing it into a lake. Carl soon realizes Leonard's gun is missing and immediately sets out to find Jack, who is no longer being tracked down. Jack, in fact, afraid that he might be accused of attempted murder, is trying to escape from Genoa City by boarding a one-way flight to Tahiti. Intercepted by Salena, this stops him in time and takes him back to the police station where he's interrogated. on charges of attempted murder despite these attempts to explain his reasons. Jack's position, however, becomes increasingly problematic when, a few days later, a cop named Ken Cosny finds the incriminating weapon with the man's prints on it.

1986 (#17) - Lauren's abortion, Paul's return with Paul and Tamra's warning

Lauren's return from San Franciso finally marks the end of a nightmare. Shawn's ghost is in fact just a bad memory; and although it will never be possible to forget the events of the last few months, there is in her an awareness that she has the opportunity to move on. But Lauren is left with the pain of losing her son, Paul's son. Lauren, now disillusioned that she could win the man back, decides to inform him of the truth, that she was expecting a son from him and that, unfortunately, she lost him because of Shawn. Contrary to Lauren's expectations, Paul is very sympathetic and sorry, admitting that he still has strong feelings for the woman. Lauren and Paul, therefore, decide to get back together and be engaged; this time, it is also Mary and Carl who welcome the woman into the family, showing that they have now overcome the old misunderstandings and initial frictions that saw them opposed to the relationship. Mary herself agrees with Lauren's choice not to speed things up too much with Paul and to see how the relationship evolves before possibly talking about a new marriage. Meanwhile, Lauren decides to visit her dear friend Tamra, who has now overcome her problems. Both women say they're lucky to have survived Shawn's murderous rage, after which Tamra, in one of her psychic sessions, reveals to Lauren that she doesn't trust Farren and that she's sure there's something dark about her past behind her. Warned by Tamra, Lauren asks Paul about the couple, but he reassures Lauren that Andy and Farren are really happy together. In fact, after the latest misadventure of Andy, who has now fully recovered from his injury, the man can finally enjoy happy and intense moments together with his girlfriend, despite Lauren promises to investigate thoroughly to find out what Farren is hiding.

1985 (#25) - Paul and Lauren's separation and moving in with Shawn

Willing to do anything to possess Lauren, mind, body and soul, Shawn, after eliminating Danny from Lauren's life, and causing the break-up with Neil and Gina just as Lauren desired, decides to focus on his main rival, Paul. Having spied on Paul for a long time, Shaw knows the man pretty well. Knowing that Lauren comes from a wealthy family as opposed to Paul, and assuming he can't afford to give his wife many gifts, Shawn begins to storm with Lauren's jewelry, roses and dresses, including a diamond and an expensive fur coat. Lauren, positively impressed by Shawn's thoughts, at least at first, soon begins to worry about making sure the man doesn't misunderstand her feelings for him. When Lauren then makes it clear to Shawn that she is happily married, the man puts on a good face and shows complete understanding. Shawn, in fact, relies heavily on Lauren and Paul being more and more distant, Paul being disappointed by the behavior of the woman who seems to neglect him more and more. Lauren warns that there are problems in the couple and inadvertently seeks an outlet with the least suitable person, Shawn himself, who can't wait to take advantage of them. The man, thus, continues to pour all his attentions towards Lauren, becoming practically a stalker and alarming Lauren, who however does not ask for any help, nor informs Paul of the situation. Becoming more and more impatient to have Lauren for himself, but now she doesn't trust his courting anymore, in the end he threatens Paul; in fact he informs Lauren that he hired a serial killer, Turk Muscat, to kill Paul if she hadn't accepted to leave her house with Paul to go and live with her. Forced to accept, Lauren thus leaves a desperate letter to Paul in which she tells him that she does not love him and wants to divorce him. Carl and Neil are dismayed to learn from Paul about Lauren's sudden decision to move out and are convinced that something must be going on. Lauren, meanwhile, is convinced that she must confess the whole truth to Paul about the danger she's in, but Shawn carefully manages to prevent Lauren from meeting her husband, preventing any attempt at contact. Lauren, determined to see Paul, thus gives him an appointment in the one place that Shawn finds difficult to control, the Church. On Christmas Eve, then, Paul finds himself at the church for the ceremony in search of Lauren, who is anxiously awaiting him in the pews. By his side, however, comes Shawn, who without saying a word to him shows her that he understands his plan. Desperate, Lauren struggles to hold back her tears next to a Shawn who is happy to know that Paul will attend the scene with her at his side, proving that Lauren would leave him to be with him. In fact, Paul sits in church with his mother just a few pews behind him and for the entire exercise Paul watches Lauren, concluding that he has never seen her so sad. Paul then convinces himself that there must be something behind her estrangement and promises to find out.

1985 (#14) - Neil's concern for Lauren and Joanna's return from Milan

With her marriage to Paul and the resume of her singing career, things seem to be going better for Lauren than ever before; she is happy, in love and gets a great response from the audience. However, Paul worries about Lauren's constant mood swings, and she seems to be very stressed and irritated all the time. Concerned about the woman's health, Paul talks to the woman's father, Neil, who has always been her point of reference, and they are convinced that they have to do something for her. Meanwhile, Neil, who owns a chain of department stores, Fenmore's, contacts Carl to stop the constant shoplifting he endures. With Jazz's help, Carl installs hidden cameras and is shocked to recognize Lauren herself as the person responsible for the shoplifting. Carl immediately talks about it with Paul who can't believe his father even though, watching the videos, he is forced to admit Lauren's identity. Paul then shows Lauren's videos to Neil, who understands that his daughter's psychological situation is severely disturbed. Neil soon becomes convinced that all of Lauren's insecurities and torments are caused by the lack of a mother figure throughout her adolescence. Neil thus informs Paul of their past, revealing that his ex-wife and Lauren's mother, Joanna Manning, left after their divorce. In fact, Lauren has a deep resentment towards Joanna, having heard her say things that deeply hurt her; during a violent argument with Neil, in fact, Lauren secretly heard from her mother that she regretted giving birth to her and regretted not having an abortion, being the cause of all their problems. Paul and Neil understand then that Lauren's rebellious character was caused by this very episode, which evidently shook her deeply. Neil, then, understands that the only way to unblock the situation and solve the root of the problem is to convince Joanna, who lives in Milan, to return to Genoa City to confront her daughter. After some resistance, then, Neil manages to reluctantly get Joanna back to the city, informing her of Lauren's problems and problematic behavior. When Lauren notices Joanna's presence in the audience during one of her concerts, she is literally shocked. Enraged and annoyed by the woman's presence, Lauren takes it out on Neil and refuses to meet her mother despite her father's prayers. It's Paul, then, who persuades her to talk to Joanna, since this is the only way they could overcome and put aside their problems that are putting their marriage in crisis. Lauren thus agrees to listen to her mother, who apologizes to Lauren for hurting her, confessing that she missed her all these years they have been separated and that she wants to start their relationship all over again. In the end, Lauren and Joanna make up, overcoming all their problems, to the point that Joanna decides to stay in town for the joy of Paul and Neil.

1985 (#10) - Jill's lies about the jewelry’s robbery, the kiss between John and Lindsey

Yet another failed attempt by Jill to stop Katherine has, unfortunately for the woman, repercussions that risk creating serious problems for her marriage. Soon, in fact, Mamie realizes that Jill no longer owns the jewels that John had given him, and immediately warns the man; the jewels that Jill had given in pledge to get the money to bribe Esther. Jill, pretending to know nothing about it, shows herself frightened in John's eyes, claiming to be sure that she has been stolen, despite the fact that Mamie is doubtful about the woman's provided version. This excuse, however, puts Jill in even more difficulty, since John, at Mamie's suggestion, immediately contacts Carl to investigate the case and to find the loot. Jill, alarmed again by the inconvenient presence of the policeman, can only pretend to have lost the jewels making John find them directly inside a travel package. John, with a great sigh of relief for Jill, falls into the trap of the girl and is convinced that the jewels had been packed during their recent vacation. In fact, Carl warns John several times about Jill's strange behavior in recent times, and the man promises to keep an eye on her. But John's guilty attitude soon turns on the defensive when he becomes the person who has to make it up to her. One night, in fact, while John is alone at Gina's restaurant, he runs into a distraught Lindsey, who confesses that she is sad because it is the anniversary of her father's death. Thus begins an open and sincere evening spent talking between them, something that both of them need to vent and feel better. At the end of the evening, Lindsey greets John with a loving kiss right under Jill's eyes as she enters the club. Jill asks John for explanations, who immediately apologizes, showing his regrets for that little betrayal; the episode, however, does nothing but make Jill happy, who, showing herself ready to forgive John, in this way gains the trust of her husband, who suspects absolutely nothing about what happened between her and Jack.